{
  "id": 20062621,
  "title": "Yandex users may have lost their data for good following Ukraine strikes — Russian tech giant confirms 2.84% of customer data is gone forever",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/yandex-users-may-have-lost-their-data-for-good-following-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T22:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/yandex-users-may-have-lost-their-data-for-good-following-ukraine-strikes-russian-tech-giant-confirms-2-84-of-customer-data-is-gone-forever"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yandex, a Russian tech giant, has confirmed that 2.84% of customer data was permanently lost following Ukrainian drone strikes on its data centers. The company recovered 97.16% of the affected data. Ukrainian drones targeted three of Yandex's supercomputers - Chervonenkis, Lyapunov, and Galushkin - located in three different facilities. The attacks began on October 8, 2026, with strikes on a facility in Sasovo, followed by attacks on October 9 and 11 at facilities in Grabtsevo and Vladimir, respectively. Yandex has introduced automatic backup protection for new virtual machines and added another availability zone to enhance service continuity. Some Russian businesses are considering hosting their operations outside Russia, citing concerns about further damage to their domestic computing infrastructure.",
  "summary": "Yandex recovers 97.16% of customer data after Ukrainian drone strikes, but equipment damage and missing backups left remaining information permanently inaccessible.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian tech giant Yandex lost 2.84% of customer data permanently.",
    "Ukrainian drone strikes targeted three of Yandex's supercomputers.",
    "Yandex implemented backup protection and added availability zone."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/ukraine-claims-thousands-of-russian-casualties-and-a-slowing-kremlin",
        "published": "2026-11-15T03:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "YouTube blocks 16 Russian channels in Ukraine, including 'Masha and the Bear' versions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/youtube-blocks-16-russian-channels-in-ukraine-including-masha-and-the",
        "published": "2026-11-15T04:42:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}